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Competence Before Conclusiveness: An analysis of EuroChem North-West-2 v. Tecnimont S.p.A.
A Russian company asked the Bombay High Court to freeze an Italian contractor’s Indian assets up to INR 19,500 crore. Its evidence was one document…
Hong Kong courts order substantial security for awards pending challenges
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has handed down three separate decisions granting substantial security as a condition of delaying the…
Swiss criminal complaints in international sports disputes: silver bullet or non-starter?
Disputes between international sports organisations and their member organisations and /or athletes are commonly resolved by international…
Scrutiny from regulators outside Japan: Challenges for Japanese companies - Episode 15: Disregarding new information because the decision has already been made
Japanese companies prefer to act in accordance with established practice and previous decisions. This can make it difficult to revisit a decision…
Arbitration Clause Coverage Update
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey’s order denying a motion to compel…
The Indian End of a UAE Jurisdiction Clause
A UAE lender holds a personal guarantee from an Indian promoter. The facility is governed by English law. The dispute resolution clause is asymmetric…
Unwaivable Rights and the Finality of Arbitral Awards: California's Section 8850
In an April 2026 article for The Recorder, Stacy La Scala and Sandy Kaplan examined California’s new Civil Code Section 8850, summarizing its new…
Faster, cheaper, broader: WIPO’s 2026 changes to domain name dispute resolutions
For a dispute resolution system now more than 25 years old, the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) has proved remarkably durable…
A light touch: Supreme Court of Victoria affirms arbitral tribunal’s authority to determine own jurisdiction
A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Victoria (Zoo Property Wealth Builder Pty Ltd v Australia Red Hill Real Estate Group Pty Ltd [2026] VSC…
Arbitration Update: One Day Late, But the Award Survives
Arbitration Update: One Day Late, But the Award Survives Recently, the Court of Appeal in Bellworth Developments Sdn Bhd v Setiakon Builders Sdn Bhd…
GCC operational playbook: Mitigating regulatory and compliance risks in India
Over the last decade, global capability centres (‘GCCs’) have become one of India's most visible commercial success stories. What started as a way…
The UAE Accedes to the Singapore Convention on Mediation
Federal Decree Law No. 85 of 2026, issued on 8 June 2026, approved the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) accession to the United Nations Convention on…
How to Choose a Contract Lawyer in Dubai: A Practical Checklist
A business receives several legal proposals that all promise contract review, but the descriptions are not comparable. One may cover a short written…
PRC Employment Case Law Commentary (4) - Orderly Resolution of “Difficult” Employees by Procedure and Common Sense
The provisions of Chinese labor law are not particularly numerous, nor are they inherently difficult to understand. The real challenge lies in the…
国际仲裁案件中的费用管理工具（一）：密封和解要约
随着中国企业加速“走出去”，跨境交易引发的争议日益增多，国际仲裁已成为解决此类争议的重要方式。与境内诉讼相比，国际仲裁往往具有标的额较大…
Why Mediation Can Be an Effective Tool in Estate Disputes
The administration of an estate often takes place during one of the most difficult periods a family will experience. Emotions are heightened…
Vom Mitbestimmungsrecht zur Anfechtung des Einigungsstellenspruchs
Die Einigungsstelle. Ein gutes und wichtiges Instrument im Betriebsverfassungsrecht, wenn zwischen den Betriebsparteien keine einvernehmliche…
Enforcement of Russian Arbitral Awards in India - Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions ЧАСТО ЗАДАВАЕМЫЕ ВОПРОСЫ Enforcement of Russian Arbitral Awards in India Frequently Asked Questions Исполнение российских…
Court Deposit Not Payment: Delhi HC’s Key Ruling on Arbitration and Insolvency Intersection
Summary: The Delhi High Court, in McNally Bharat Engineering Company Limited v. Metso India Pvt. Ltd., has held that an amount deposited in court as…
Third Circuit protects arbitration rights in implied waiver cases
How much litigation is too much litigation before the right to arbitrate slips away? The Third Circuit recently addressed this issue in an opinion…
Irish High Court confirms it can order parties to mediate in litigation proceedings
The Irish High Court has confirmed that its power to invite parties to mediate extends to ordering the parties to mediate, even where it is against…
The jurisdictional trap: you can run, but you can't forum shop a London-seated arbitral award
The recent Commercial Court judgment in State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan & Others v Mansimov & Others [2026] addressed a significant…
You're owed money. Now what? - a practical guide to debt recovery in Hong Kong
Business in Hong Kong moves fast. Deals get done, invoices stack up, and cashflow is king. But when a debtor goes quiet or stops responding to demands…
以案说法： “问题”员⼯解约难？ 有序调处循章法
劳动法条款不多， 也不难理解； 难是难在社会经济活动的复杂性与多样性： 劳动相关司法解释与政策层出不穷， 纷繁庞杂试图跟上现实变化的节奏…
Taking evidence in Ireland in support of foreign arbitral proceedings
Parties to international arbitrations now have greater certainty that they can use the Irish courts to secure evidence from witnesses based in…
AI and Document Disclosure in International Arbitration
Artificial intelligence is often presented as a solution to one of international arbitration's long-standing challenges: the time and expense of…
Federal Court of Australia enforces London arbitration agreement despite COGSA challenge
In Smithbridge Guam Inc v Swire Shipping Pte Ltd [2026] FCA 884, the Federal Court of Australia upheld a foreign maritime arbitration agreement and…
Revisiting Halliburton -v- Chubb: arbitrator impartiality and duties of disclosure
The 2020 Supreme Court decision in this case addressed two key issues. Firstly, whether and to what extent an arbitrator can accept…
Becoming an Expert Witness in Construction
“To be a successful construction expert [witness] is much more than ‘just’ being a good architect, engineer, quantity surveyor or other primary…
ICSID Caseload Statistics 2026: Key trends and insights
On 14 August 2026, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) published its Caseload Statistics for the 2026 Fiscal Year…